European Journal of Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Sciences

ANTI-AMOEBIC DRUG: A FRIEND OF TUMMY AFTER EATING THE YUMMY & SPICY FOOD ENDS TOWARDS GUMMY EXCRETION

*Kushal Nandi, Smrutirekha Behera, Dr. Dhrubo Jyoti Sen and Dr. Dhananjoy Saha

ABSTRACT

Infection with the protozoan Entamoeba histolytica is common in low‐ and middle‐income countries, and up to 100,000 people with severe disease die every year. Adequate therapy for amoebic colitis is necessary to reduce illness, prevent development of complicated disease and extraintestinal spread, and decrease transmission. Amebiasis is an intestinal (bowel) illness caused by a microscopic (tiny) parasite called Entamoeba histolytica, which is spread through human feces (poop). Often there are no symptoms, but, sometimes it causes diarrhea (loose stool/poop), nausea (a feeling of sickness in the stomach), and weight loss. The parasite lives only in humans and is passed in the feces (poop) of an infected person. A person gets amebiasis by putting anything in their mouth that has touched infected feces or by eating or drinking food or water contaminated with the parasite. It can also be spread sexually by oral-anal contact. Some people with amebiasis may carry the parasite for weeks to years, often without symptoms, continually passing it in their feces. The majority of people who are infected with this parasite will experience no symptoms. Those who do become sick may experience mild or severe symptoms. The mild form of amebiasis includes nausea (a feeling of sickness in the stomach), diarrhea (loose stool/poop), weight loss, stomach tenderness, and occasional fever. Rarely, the parasite will spread the body beyond the intestines and cause a more serious infection, such as a liver abscess (a collection of pus). The symptoms may develop a few days to a few months after exposure but usually within two to four weeks.

Keywords: Amoebiosis, Metronidazole, Tinidazole, Anti Amoebiosis.